| Extension | .pix |
| Category | images |
| Description | The PIX file format is a raster image format that is commonly used in the Microsoft Windows operating system. It is also known as the "Microsoft Pixel Format". It supports a wide range of color depths and can be used to store both uncompressed and compressed images. |
| Technical details | PIX files can be saved with various color depths including 1-bit, 4-bit, 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit. The format also supports different compression methods, including RLE (Run Length Encoding) and JPEG.
PIX files can be created and edited in Microsoft Paint, and can be used as icons or cursors in Windows. They are also used as the default format for Windows' wallpaper files.
The PIX format stores images in a bitmap format, where each pixel is represented by a binary value indicating its color. The file header contains information about the image dimensions, color depth, and compression method used. The image data itself is stored as a series of bytes, with each byte representing a pixel in the image. |
